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Grieving mom urges parents to keep teen sons off streets

The mother of a man whose body was found just around the corner from her front door is sending a message to other parents to keep their children close.

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Updated: 9:20 PM CDT Aug 12, 2015

Grieving mom urges parents to keep teen sons off streets

The mother of a man whose body was found just around the corner from her front door is sending a message to other parents to keep their children close.

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WEBVTT MESSAGE TO PARENTS TO KEEP THEIR KIDS CLOSE. ALAN: STRANGELY ENOUGH, 18-YEAR-OLD DEMITRI REID HAD JUST WRITTEN ABOUT HIS DEATH IN A FACEBOOK POST JUST TWO WEEKS AGO, SAYING WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN LIFE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT CARE ABOUT YOU AND THE MEMORIES YOU SHARE WITH THEM. TONIGHT, IT'S THOSE MEMORIES THAT HIS MOTHER CLINGS ON TO. HE LIKED TO PULL PRANKS ON SOME OF US. ALAN: FOR YAHNA REID, FINDING WORDS TO DESCRIBE HER SON IS NOT VERY HARD. BUT TRYING TO SAY THEM IS VERY DIFFICULT, 'CAUSE THAT WAS HIS JOB WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPENED. HE WAS ALWAYS THE ONE TO COMFORT YOU AND HELP YOU BOUNCE BACK. ALAN: YAHNA SAYS HER SON WAS A FUN KID, ALWAYS JOKING AND PLAYING AROUND, AND, OH, THAT SMILE. HIS SMILE AND HIS LITTLE QUIRKINESS. ALAN: TRAITS SHE'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER. REID'S BODY WAS FOUND HERE IN AN ALLY NEAR DRURY AND THOMPSON ON FRIDAY MORNING. POLICE ARE CALLING IT A SUSPICIOUS DEATH. FAMILY AND FRIENDS CONTINUE TO LEAVE FLOWERS FOR HIM. YAHNA SAYS DEMITRI WAS BIG INTO BASKETBALL AND LOVED MUSIC. SHE ADDS HE WANTED TO BE A RAPPER SOMEDAY. HIS WRITTEN MUSIC SHE'LL ALWAYS HOLD ON TO. SOMEBODY DID THIS TO MY CHILD AND IT HURTS. ALAN: REID SAYS SHE HAS NO IDEA WHY HER SON WAS OVER THERE, BUT REMEMBERS HIS FINAL WORDS TO HER. THE LAST WORDS MY SON SAID TO ME JUST HAPPENED TO BE, "I LOVE YOU, MOMMA." ALAN: WORDS SHE'LL HOLD CLOSE. IF YOU HAVE TEENAGE BOYS, KEEP THEM OUT OF THE STREETS, 'CAUSE THERE'S NOTHING GOOD OUT HERE RIGHT NOW. ALAN: POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE. THEY ASK IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION YOU ARE URGED TO CALL THE TIPS HOTLINE.

Grieving mom urges parents to keep teen sons off streets

The mother of a man whose body was found just around the corner from her front door is sending a message to other parents to keep their children close.